As Chairman of Millennium Point, a charitable trust whose aims are to promote STEM subjects and Education in the technology that has shaped our past, our present and will shape our future. Simon has a keen interest in the creation of education and employment opportunities. His own company, The Acme Whistle Co., is a local manufacturing employer with a keen focus on young people and strictly local jobs.
Formerly President of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Aston Pride, a New Deal for Communities, he played a major part in “Birmingham Made Me “an expo that highlighted the brand strength and depth of innovation across the city and the region. Opportunity to prosperity is his theme.